Michael Arrington Hurt the Feelings of the European People
Just about everyone who follows international political news involving China has heard the Chinese government claim that someone or something has “hurt the feeling of the Chinese people.” Most...
View ArticlePleasant Experience Flying Dragonair, PVG to HKG
Is it the current economic crisis getting airlines to go the extra mile or is this typical of Dragonair and I’ve just never noticed? I just arrived in Taipei from Shanghai via Hong Kong, to surprise my...
View ArticleCNReboot: Welcome to the New and Improved CNReviews.com
To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure we should write a self-referential post about our reboot but eventually I decided we ought to at least introduce a little of what’s going on with CNReviews and, more...
View ArticleWhy Chinglish Deserves A Spot In The Hall Of Fusion Languages
Chinglish is not all about poor grammar and misplaced context. This is according to German Oliver Radtke who is now based in Beijing and blogs about his Chinglish love in The Chinglish Files. I can...
View ArticleHigh Heel Fetish Leads Boyfriend To Beat Up Girlfriend
Love forced a woman to wear high heels When she doesn’t, her boyfriend beats her June 8, 2009 Source: Yangzi Evening Post A man from Nanjing’s Pukou district has a fetish with high-heeled shoes. He...
View ArticleMosquitoes: How To Deal With These Blood-Suckers In China
As the weather warms up and the humidity rises here in Shanghai, mosquitoes are again becoming a nuisance. It’s my blood after all, not their’s. In my annual battles with the nefarious little bastards...
View ArticleQuote: Elaine Chow on Transformers & Children
“(dun dun dun!)” Shanghaiist Editor Elaine Chow adds dramatic tension for the recent chinaSMACK, CNReviews, & Shanghaiist Shanghai Movie Night and a sensationalist story on children getting high on...
View ArticleMilitary Training For China’s University Students (Video)
As many foreigners — especially the foreign students on Chinese university campuses — in China already know, Chinese students are required to undergo a sort of “basic military training” as part of...
View ArticleCNBloggerCon: For The Chinese, Not The Foreigners
The title sounds judgmental, but it isn’t in the least. It’s the truth and, more importantly, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with it. I am, of course, generalizing the China Blogger Conference and...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to CNReviews… and Entering The Divide
My readers here on CNReviews have probably noticed that I haven’t blogged in quite some time. One of them probably wonders what happened. The other is probably hoping I’m actually dead. Actually, I’m...
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